1 <sect1 id="sect-files-ssconvert">
2 <title>Converting Files</title>
5 &gnum; can convert files automatically without needing user
6 intervention. This allows a large number of files to be converted
7 using a script. &gnum; is distributed along with a program called
8 <application>ssconvert</application> which is the program used to
9 convert files automatically. All of the file formats supported by
10 &gnum; can be used except for the PostScript and PDF file formats
11 which operate through the printing system.
15 This application is used, from the command line by specifying, any
16 desired options, an input file and an output file. For example,
18 ssconvert myfile.xls myfile.gnumeric
20 would convert an <application>Excel</application> format file to a
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28 The available import and export file formats which ssconvert
29 can read can be listed using
31 ssconvert --list-importers
35 ssconvert --list-exporters
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44 Like other GNU command line applications,
45 <application>ssconvert</application> includes a manual page. This
46 page can be accessed by typing:
50 which will open the manual page. This page can be navigated by
51 typing the space bar or using the <keysym>Page Up</keysym> and
52 <keysym>Page Down</keysym> buttons. The
53 <application>man</application> program can be dismissed by typing
54 the <keysym>q</keysym> key.